"I like the audacity of Game of Thrones," Talib Kweli told HBO.com in a Manhattan sound studio. The rapper had just finished recording "Lord of Light," his contribution to this year's Catch the Throne: The Mixtape, Vol. 2.

Today, in a new blog entry, Martin confirmed that he’ll be skipping some of the conventions he had planned on attending this year, including San Diego Comic Con. For a lifelong bona fide comic nerd like Martin, that’s a sacrifice indeed.